Church family pulling together to offer strength to injured officer's family

Church family pulling together to offer strength to injured officer's family

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Updated: 7:56 PM CDT Mar 30, 2017

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WEBVTT TRYING TO HELP.KELLY: IT'S EMOTIONAL FOREVERYONE WHO KNOWS THE WAGSTAFFFAMILY.THEY ARE A BIG PART OF SAINTMATTHEWS CHURCH IN RAYTOWN, WHERE MEMBERS ARE PULLINGTOGETHER, OFFERING STRENGTH.>> HE SMILES.HE BRINGS A SMILE WITH HIM WHENHE COMES INTO THE ROOM 431. KELLY: LINDA BATSON ISDESCRIBING OFFICER TOM WAGSTAFF,THOUGH SHE KNOWS HIM AS SO MUCHMORE THAN A POLICE OFFICER.A REGULAR MEMBER HERE AT SAINTMATTHEWS, A DEVOTED FATHER TOTEENAGERS JORDAN AND ALEX, ANDHUSBAND TO STACEY.>> I KNOW SHE HAD BEEN WORRIEDABOUT HIM.KELLY: NEWS OF OFFICER WAGSTAFFBEING SHOT SPREAD QUICKLYTHROUGH THE CHURCH.A CLOSE-KNIT CONGREGATION NOWCALLING ON EVERYONE'S PRAYERS.>> I'D NOTE THAT THE BULLIESPROBABLY DO NOT REALIZE -- IKNOW THAT THE BOYS PROBABLY DONOT REALIZE THE TRAGEDY.IT IS THE COMMUNITIESRESPONSIBILITY TO STAND UP ANDACT.KELLY: ONE OF THE BOYS TOLDCHURCH MEMBERS HE DID GET ACHANCE TO TELL HIS DAD HE LOVEDHIM BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENEDYESTERDAY.OFFICER WAGSTAFF'S WIFE STACEYIS PART OF A CHURCH PRAYERCIRCLE AND AT IT'S LASTGATHERING, HER PRAYER WAS TOKEEP HER HUSBAND SAFE ON THE

Church family pulling together to offer strength to injured officer's family